For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
Therefore I endure all things for the elects' sakes,.... There is a certain number of persons whom God has chosen in Christ from everlasting unto salvation, who shall certainly be saved; for these Jesus Christ suffered and died; and on their account is the Gospel sent, preached, and published to the world; for their sakes are ministers fitted and qualified for their work, and have...
Therefore--Because of the anxiety I feel that the Gospel should be extended; that anxiety being implied in Ti2 2:9. endure--not merely "I passively suffer," but "I actively and perseveringly endure," and "am ready to endure patiently all things." the elect's sakes--for the sake of the Church: all the members of Christ's spiritual body (Col 1:24). they . . .
Verse 10. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes. . The sense is, What I suffer is in the cause of the church, spoken of here, as it is often, as chosen, or elected. . That they may also obtain the salvation, etc. Their salvation, though they were elected, could not be secured without proper efforts.